COMPLEX NUMBERS QUIZ

DURATION : 1HR 45 MINS MM : 75

(MARKING SCHEME IS MENTIONED IN EACH SECTION)

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS (+3,0)

1. On the argand plane, let   2  3 z ,   2  3z & | z | = 1. Then the correct statement is -

(A)  moves on the circle, centre at (–2,0) and radius 3

(B)  &  describe the same locus
(C)  &  move on different circles
(D)  –  moves on a circle concentric with |z|=1

2. The value of in + i–n, for i  1 and n  I is -

2n (1  i)2 n (1  i)2 n (1  i)2 n (1  i)2 n 2n 2n 2n

(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
(1  i)2 n 2n 2n 2n 2n (1  i)2 n (1  i)2 n (1  i)2 n

3. The common roots of the equations z3 + (1 + i)z2 + (1 + i)z + i = 0, (where i = 1 ) and z1993 + z1994 + 1 =0 are-
(where  denotes the complex cube root of unity)
(A) 1 (B)  (C) 2 (D) 981
 
4. If x r  CiS  r  for 1  r  n ; r, n  N then -
2 
 n   n   n   n 
(A) Lim Re   x r   1 (B) Lim Re   x r   0 (C) Lim Im   x r   1 (D) Lim Im   x r   0
n   r 1  n   r 1  n   r 1  n   r 1 
5. Let z1, z2 be two complex numbers represented by points on the circle |z1| = 1 and |z2|=2 respectively,
then -

1
(A) max|2z1+ z2| = 4 (B) min |z1 – z2| = 1 (C) z2  3 (D) none of these
z1


6. If ,  be any two complex numbers such that  1 , then which of the following may be true -
1  

(A) |  |  1 (B) | |  1 (C)   e i ,   R (D)   e i ,   R

7. Let z, z and z + z represent three vertices of ABC, where  is cube root unity, then -
2 2
(A) centroid of ABC is (z  z) (B) orthocenter of ABC is (z  z)
3 3
(C) ABC is an obtuse angled triangle (D) ABC is an acute angled triangle
8. Which of the following complex numbers lies along the angle bisectors of the line -
L1 : z = (1 + 3) + i(1 + 4)
L2 : z = (1 + 3) + i(1 – 4)
11 3i
(A) i (B) 11 + 5i (C) 1– (D) 5 – 3i
5 5
9. Let z and  are two complex numbers such that |z|  1, ||  1 and |z + i| = |z – i  | = 2, then z
equals -
(A) 1 or i (B) i or –i (C) 1 or –1 (D) i or –1
10. If g(x) and h(x) are two polynomials such that the polynomial P(x) = g(x3) + xh(x3) is divisible by x2 + x + 1, then-
(A) g(1) = h(1) = 0 (B) g(1) = h(1)  0 (C) g(1) = –h(1) (D) g(1) + h(1) = 0
MATCH THE COLUMN (+4,0)
Following question contains statements given in two columns, which have to be matched. The statements in
Column-I are labelled as A, B, C and D while the statements in Column-II are labelled as p, q, r and s. Any given
statement in Column-I can have correct matching with ONE statement in Column-II.
11. Column-I Column-II

1
(A) If z be the complex number such that z  2 (p) 0
z
| z|
then minimum value of is

tan
8
zn zn
(B) |z| = 1 & z2n+1  0 then 2 n  is equal to (q) 3
z  1 z2 n  1

(C) If 8iz3 + 12z2 – 18z + 27 i = 0 then 2|z| = (r) 11

(D) If z1, z2, z3, z4 are the roots of equation (s) 1
4
z4 + z3 + z2 + z + 1 = 0, then  (z
i 1
i + 2) is

Following question contains statements given in two columns, which have to be matched. The statements in
Column-I are labelled as A, B, C and D while the statements in Column-II are labelled as p, q, r and s. Any given
statement in Column-I can have correct matching with ONE OR MORE statement(s) in
Column-II.
1 2 . Match the figure in column-I with corresponding expression -

Column-I Column-I

z1 z2
z4  z3 z4  z3
(A) two parallel lines (p)  = 0
z3 z4
z2  z1 z2  z1

z4

z2  z1 z  z1
(B) two perpendicular lines (q)  2
z1 z2 z4  z3 z4  z3

z3

z1 z2
z4  z1 z2  z3 z  z1 z2  z3
(C) a parallelogram (r) .  4 .
z2  z1 z4  z3 z2  z1 z4  z3
z4 z3

z3
z4

(D) z2 (s) z1 + z3 = z2 + z4

z1
1 3 . Match the statements in Column-I with those in Column-II.
[Note : Here z takes values in the complex plane and Im z and Re z denote,
respectively, the imaginary part and the real part of z.]
Column I

(A) The set of points z satisfying z  i z  z  i z is contained in or equal

to
(B) The set of points z satisfying |z + 4| + |z – 4| = 10 is contained
in or equal to

1
(C) If |w|= 2, then the set of points z  w  is contained in or equal to
w

1
(D) If |w| = 1, then the set of points zw is contained in or equal
w
to

C ol um n II
4
(p) an ellipse with eccentricity
5
(q) the set of points z satisfying Im z = 0
(r) the set of points z satisfying |Im z| < 1
(s) the set of points z satisfying |Re z| 2
(t) the set of points z satisfying |z| 3

ASSERTION & REASON (+2,0)

These questions contains, Statement I (assertion) and Statement II (reason).

(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is correct explanation

for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is NOT a correct
explanation for statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.
1 4 . Statement-I : There are exactly two complex numbers which satisfy the complex

equations |z – 4 – 5i|= 4 and Arg (z – 3 – 4i) = simultaneously.
4
Because
Statement-II : A line cuts the circle in atmost two points.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
z2
1 5 . Let z1, z2, z3 satisfy 2 and z0 = 2. Consider least positive arguments
z 1
wherever required.
 z  z3   z1  z0 
Statement–1 : 2 arg  1   arg  .
z
 2  z 3   z2  z0 
and
Statement–2 : z1, z2, z3 satisfy |z – z0| = 2.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
1 6 . Statement-I : If z = i + 2i2 + 3i3 + ............. + 32i32, then z, z,
–z & – z forms the vertices of square on argand plane.
Because
Statement-II : z, z , –z, – z are situated at the same distance from the
origin on argand plane.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
 z  z1  
1 7 . Statement-I : If z1 = 9 + 5i and z2 = 3 + 5i and if arg  z  z   4 then
2

|z – 6 – 8i| = 3 2
Because
 z  z1  
Statement-II : If z lies on circle having z1 & z2 as diameter then arg   .
 z  z2  4
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
1 8 . Statement-1 : Let z1, z2, z3 be three complex numbers such that |3z1 + 1|= |3z2
+ 1|= |3z3 + 1| and 1 + z1 + z2 + z3 = 0, then z1, z2, z3 will represent vertices
of an equilateral triangle on the complex plane.
and

Statement-2 : z1, z2, z3 represent vertices of an equilateral triangle if z1 2  z2 2  z3 2  z1 z2  z2 z3  z3 z1 .

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS (+2,0)
C omp reh ension # 1 :
Let z be any complex number. To factorise the expression of the form zn – 1, we consider the equation
zn = 1. This equation is solved using De moiver's theorem. Let 1, 1, 2,........ n–1 be the roots of this
equation, then zn – 1 = (z – 1)(z – 1)(z –2)........(z – n–1) This method can be generalised to factorize
6
  2m    
any expression of the form zn – kn.for example, z7 + 1 =   z  C iS   
m 0   7 7 
This can be further simplified as

z7 + 1 = (z + 1)  z2  2 zcos   1   z2  2 z cos 3   1   z2  2 zcos 5   1  ............ (i)

 7   7   7


These factorisations are useful in proving different trigonometric identities

e.g. in eqaution (i) if we put z = i, then equation (i) becomes
   3  5  3 5 1
(1  i)  (i  1) 2i cos   2i cos   2i cos  i.e. cos cos cos 
 7   7   7  7 7 7 8
1 9 . If the expression z5 – 32 can be factorised into linear and quadratic factors

over real coefficients as  z5  32    z  2  (z2  pz  4 )(z2  qz  4 ) , where p > q, then

the value of p 2 – 2q -
(A) 8 (B) 4 (C) –4 (D) –8
 
2 0 . By using the factorisation for z5 + 1, the value of 4 sin cos comes out
10 5
to be -
(A) 4 (B) 1/4 (C) 1 (D) –1
2 1 . If (z2n+1 – 1) = (z – 1)(z2 – p1z + 1)........ (z2 – pnz + 1) where n 
N & p1, p2 ..... pn are real numbers then p1 + p2 + ........+ pn =
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) tan(/2n) (D) none of these
C omp reh ension # 2 :
(za)
In the figure |z| = r is circumcircle of ABC.D,E & F are the middle A

points of the sides BC, CA & AB respectively, AD produced to meet 

the circle at L. If CAD = , AD = x, BD = y and altitude of ABC O

C(z)
c
from A meet the circle |z|= r at M, za, zb & zc are affixes of vertices
D
P
A, B & C respectively. L
(zb)B M

2 2 . Area of the ABC is equal to -

(A) xy cos ( + C) (B) (x + y) sin 
1
(C) xy sin ( + C) (D) xy sin ( + C)
2
2 3 . Affix of M is -
(A) 2z b e i2B (B) z b e i( – 2B ) (C) z b e iB (D) 2z b e iB
2 4 . Affix of L is -
(A) z be i(2A – 2 ) (B) 2 z be i(2A – 2 ) (C) z be i(A – ) (D) 2 z be i(A – )

C ompre h ension # 3 :
Let A, B, C be three sets of complex numbers as defined below
A  z : Im z  1
B   z :| z  2  i|  3 
C   z : Re((1  i)z)  2 
2 5 . The number of elements in the set A  B  C is -
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 
2 6 . Let z be any point in A  B  C. Then |z + 1 – i| + |z – 5 – i| lies
2 2

between -
(A) 25 and 29 (B) 30 and 34 (C) 35 and 39 (D) 40 and 44
2 7 . Let z be any point in A  B  C and let  be any point satisfying | –
2 – i| < 3. Then, |z|–|| + 3 lies between -
(A) –6 and 3 (B) –3 and 6 (C) –6 and 6 (D) –3 and 9

Comprehension # 4 :Let S = S1  S2  S 3 , where S 1= {z  C : |z| < 4},

 z 1  3i 
S 2   z  C : Im    0 and S3 = {z  C : Re z > 0}.
  1  3i  

2 8 . min| 1  3 i  z| 
zS

2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2

2 9 . Area of S =

10  20  16  32
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

F ill In the Blanks (+1 ,0 )

2 6 . If z is any complex number satisfying |z – 3 – 2i| < 2, then the minimum
value of |2z – 6 + 5i| is _________.